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PESTICIDAL COMPOUND MIXTURES COMPRISING
CLOTHIANIDIN AND IPCONAZOLE
The present invention relates to novel active compound combinations
comprising:
clothianidin (component A)
metalaxyl (component B)
ipconazole (component C)
which are highly suitable for controlling insects, acari, and nematodes and
fungi.
Clothianidin of the formula (I)
H H,
I
S = y cH3
=
NO2 0.)
is known to have potent insecticidal activities (EP 0 375 907).
1pconazole of formula (II), known from EP 0 329 397,
N
u N - N
CI
el
(II)
and metalaxyl of the formula (III), known from DE02515091,
O
=
ON
4101
(III)
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are known to have potent fungicidal activities.
Mixtures of clothianidin and metalaxyl are known from EP 1 085 810.
The invention relates to a mixture comprising clothianidin, and ipconazole.
The invention also relates to a mixture comprising clothianidin, ipconazole
and metalaxyl.
More specifically, the invention relates to a synergistic pesticidal
composition comprising
clothianidin and ipconazole, wherein the weight ratio of clothianidin and
ipconazole is
between 20:1 and 1:20.
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Metalaxyl also comprises metalaxyl-M.
The activities of clothianidin, metalaxyl or ipconazole, as well as the
combination of clothianidin
and metalaxyl are in general good. However, especially at low application
rates, and on certain
pests they do not always satisfy the needs of agricultural practice where an
economically efficient
and ecologically safe pest control is still being sought.
Further demands on insecticidal compounds include the reduction of the dosage
rate; a substantial
broadening of the spectrum of pests that can be controlled, including
resistant pests and fungi;
increased safety in use; reduced phytotoxicity and thus better tolerance by
plants; the control of
pests in their different development stages; better behaviour during
production of the insecticidal
or/and fungicidal compounds, for example during grinding or mixing, during
their storage or
during their use; a very advantageous biocidal spectrum, even at low rates of
concentration, while
being well tolerated by warm-blooded organisms, fish and plants; and
achievement of an additional
effect, e.g. an algicidal, anthelmintic, ovicidal, bactericidal, mauscicidal,
plant-activating,
rodenticidal or virucidal action.
Further specific demands on compounds or compositions that have beneficial
effects on the growth
of plants or plant parts are inter alia lower application rates, improved
formulation or application
behaviour, increased yield, improved health of the plant, broader spectrum,
higher reproducibility.
Further specific demands on insecticidal compounds or compositions to be uscd
on plant
propagation material include negligible phytotoxicity when applied to the
plant propagation
material, compatibility with soil conditions (e.g. concerning binding of the
compound to the soil),
systemic activity in the plant, no negative impact on germination, and
efficacy during appropriate
pest life cycle.
The invention meets one or more of the demands mentioned above, such as
the reduction of the dosage rate, a broadening of the spectrum of pests that
can he controlled,
including resistant pests, or the specific demands for the applicability on
plant propagation
material.
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It has now been discovered that binary or ternary mixtures comprising
Either as component A: clothianidin,
as component B: ipconazole
Or as component A: clothianidin,
as component B: ipconazole
as component C: metalaxyl
have unexpectedly high activities in the control of insects, acari, or
nematodes, and fungi.
The present invention further relates to the use of these combinations for the
treatment of plant
propagation material, and to a method for protecting plant propagation
material and/or shoots and
foliage of a plant grown from plant propagation material from damage by an
animal pest or a
fungus. Treated plant propagation material is also provided.
The synergistic action of the combination comprising clothianidin and
ipconazole alone or
ipconazole and metalaxyl according to the invention extends the insecticidal,
nematicidal or
acaricidal range of action of clothianidin and the fungicidal range of action
of ipconazole and/or
metalaxyl primarily by reducing the dosage rate and by broadening of the
spectrum of pests that
can be controlled. Thus, the combinations according to the invention still
achieve a high degree of
pest control even in cases where the individual compounds of the combination
according to the
invention do not show sufficient activity at the low application rates
employed.
Further, the combinations according to the invention surprisingly display
increased positive growth
and health effects on plants and plant parts treated.
In addition to the synergistic effect described above, the combinations
according to the invention
may show further surprising advantages including increased safety in use;
reduced phytotoxicity
and thus better tolerance by plants; the control of pests in their different
development stages; better
behaviour during formulation of the insecticidal compounds, for example during
grinding or
mixing, during their storage or during their use; a very advantageous biocidal
spectrum, even at
low rates of concentration, while being well tolerated by warm-blooded
organisms, fish and plants;
and achievement of an additional effect, e.g. an algicidal, anthelmintic,
avicidal, bactericidal,
molluscicidal, nematicidal, plant-activating, rodenticidal or virucidal
action.
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11 was further surprisingly found that the combinations according to the
invention are particularly
suited for the protection of seed and/or shoots and foliage of a plant grown
from the seed from
damage by pests or fungi. Thus, the combinations according to the invention
show negligible
phytotoxicity when applied to the plant propagation material, compatibility
with soil conditions
(e.g. concerning binding of the compound to the soil), systemic activity in
the plant, no negative
impact on germination, and efficacy during appropriate pest life cycle.
Throughout this document the expression "combination" stands for the various
combinations of
components A), 13), or C), for example in a single "ready-mix" form, in a
combined spray mixture
composed from separate formulations of the single active ingredient
components, such as a "tank-
mix", or in mixes that are coated on a seed either by direct mixing prior to
seed treatment or by
separate applications of the components onto the seed, whereby the mixing
occurs in the seed or
the plant grown from that seed.
The order of applying the components A), B), or C) is in general not essential
for working the
present invention.
The term "plant propagation material" is understood to denote generative parts
of the plant, such as
seeds, which can be used for the multiplication of the latter, and vegetative
material, such as
cuttings or tubers, for example potatoes. There may be mentioned for example
seeds (in the strict
sense), roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes and parts of plants. Germinated
plants and young
plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from
the soil, may also be
mentioned. These young plants may be protected before transplantation by a
total or partial
treatment by immersion. Preferably "plant propagation material" is understood
to denote seeds.
The combinations according to the invention can be applied for combating pests
in agriculture,
forestry, in the protection of storage and materials, and in hygiene
applications.
Where the components according to the invention can be present in tautomeric
form, such a
compound is understood hereinabove and herein below also to include, where
applicable,
corresponding tautomeric forms, even when these are not specifically mentioned
in each case.
The weight ratios of the active agents of the combination as well as the
application rate depend on
the kind and occurrence of the pests and fungi. Optimal weight ratios and
application rates can be
determined by test series for each use. In general, the weight ratio of
component A) to
component B) or the sum component B) and component C) is between 1000:1 and
1:100,
preferred between 625:1 and 1:100, more preferred between 125:1 and 1:50, and
most
preferred between 25:1 and 1:5.
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Further optimal weight ratios and application rates can be determined by test
series for each use. In
general, the weight ratio of component A) to the sum component B) and
component C) is between
100:1 and 1:1000, preferred between 100:1 and 1:625, more preferred between
50:1 and 1:125,
and most preferred between 5:1 and 1:25.
Further preferred mixing ratios for component A) to the sum of component B)
and component C)
are: from 100:1 to 1:6000, especially from 50:1 to 1:50, more especially in a
ratio of from 20:1 to
1:20, even more especially from 10:1 to 1:10, very especially from 5:1 and
1:5, special preference
being given to a ratio of from 2:1 to 1:2, and a ratio of from 1:4 to 1:2
being likewise preferred,
above all in a ratio of 1:1, or 5:1, or 5:2, or 5:3, or 5:4, or 4:1, or 4:2,
or 4:3, or 3:1, or 3:2, or 2:1,
or 1:5, or 2:5, or 3:5, or 4:5, or 1:4, or 2:4, or 3:4, or 1:3, or 2:3, or
1:2, or 1:600, or 1:300, or
1:150, or 1:35, or 2:35, or 4:35, or 1:75, or 2:75, or 4:75, or 1:6000, or
1:3000, or 1:1500, or 1:350,
or 2:350, or 4:350, or 1:750, or 2:750, or 4:750. Those mixing ratios are
understood to include, on
the one hand, ratios by weight and also, on other hand, molar ratios.
According to the invention all plants and plant parts can be treated. By
plants is meant all plants
and plant populations such as desirable and undesirable wild plants or
cultigens (including
naturally occurring cultigens). Cultigens can be plants obtained by
conventional propagation and
optimisation methods or by bioengineering and genetic engineering methods or
by combinations of
these methods, including transgenic plants and including plant varieties
protectable or not
protectable by plant varieties protective rights. By plant parts is meant all
above ground and below
ground parts and organs of plants such as shoot, leaf, blossom and root,
whereby for example
leaves, needles, stems, branches, blossoms, fruiting bodies, fruits and seed
as well as roots, corms
and rhizomes are listed. Crops and vegetative and generative propagating
material, for example
cuttings, corms, rhizomes, runners and seeds also belong to plant parts.
The especially advantageous action of the agents of the invention are
emphasised in respect of the
application for cereals, for example, wheat, oats, barley, spelt, triticale,
and rye, but also maize,
millet, rice, sugar cane, soy, sunflower, potatoes, cotton, rape, canola,
tobacco, sugar beet, fodder
beet, asparagus, hops as well as fruit plants (including rosaceous fruit, for
example apples and
pears, stone-fruits, for example peaches, nectarines, cherries, plums and
apricots, citrus fruit, for
example, oranges, grapefruit, limes, lemons, }cumquats, mandarins and
satsumas, nuts, for example
pistachios, almonds, walnuts and pecan nuts, tropical fruits, for example,
mango, papaya,
pineapple, dates and bananas, and grapes) and vegetables (including leaf
vegetables, for example
endives, lambs lettuce, fennel, globe and loose-leaf salad, chard, spinach and
chicory, brassicas,
for example, cauliflower, broccoli, Chinese cabbage, kale (winter kale or
curly kale), kohlrabi,
brussel sprouts, red cabbage, white cabbage and savoy, fruiting vegetables,
for example,
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aubergines, cucumbers, paprika, marrow, tomatoes, courgettes and sweetcorn,
root vegetables, for
example celeriac, turnip, carrots, swedes, radishes, horse radish, beetroot,
salsify, celery, pulses,
for example, peas and beans, and bulb vegetables, for example leeks and
onions).
Preferred plants to work the invention on are: rice, cotton, tea, vegetables,
sugar cane, soybean,
potato, top fruits, corn, vine, ornamentals, rangeland and pastures, canola.
Particularly preferred plants to work the invention on are corn, soybean,
cotton, rice and canola.
A very particularly preferred plant to work the invention on is corn.
The active compound combinations according to the invention have very good
fungicidal
properties and are suitable for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, such as
Plasmodiophoromycetes,
Oomycetes, Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes,
Deuteromycetes, etc.
The active compound combinations according to the invention are particularly
suitable for
controlling Erysiphe graminis, Pyrenophora teres and Leptosphaeria nodorum.
Some pathogens causing fungal diseases which come under the generic names
listed above may be
mentioned by way of example, but not by way of limitation:
Pythium species, such as, for example, Pythium uhimum; Phytophthora species,
such as, for example,
Phytophthora irzfestans; Pseudoperonospora species, such as, for example,
Psezidoperono.spora humuli
or Pseudoperonospora cubensis; Plasmopara species, such as, for example,
Plasmopara viticola; Bre-
mia species, such as, for example, Bremia lactucae; Peronospora species, such
as, for example, Perono-
.spora pisi or P. brassicae; Erysiphe species, such as, for example, Dysiphe
graminis; Sphaerotheca
species, such as, for example, Sphaerotheca fuliginea; Podosphaera species,
such as, for example, Podo-
sphaera leucotricha; Venturia species, such as, for example, Venturia
inaequalis; Pyrenophora species,
such as, for example, Pyrenophora teres or P. graminea (conidia form:
Drechslera, syn: Helmintho-
sporium); Cochliobolus species, such as, for example, Cochliobolus sativus
(conidia form: Drechslera,
syn: Helminthosporium); Uromyces species, such as, for example, Uromyces
appendiculatus; Puccinia
species, such as, for example, Puccinia recondita; Sclerotinia species, such
as, for example, Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum; Tilletia species, such as, for example, Tilletia caries;
Ustilago species, such as, for
example, Ustilago nuda or Ustilago avenae; Pellicularia species, such as, for
example, Pellicularia
sasakii; Pyricularia species, such as, for example, Pyricularia oryzae;
Fusarium species, such as, for
example, Fusarium culmorum; Botrytis species, such as, for example, Botrytis
cinerea; Septoria species,
such as, for example, Septoria nodorum; Leptosphaeria species, such as, for
example, Leptosphaeria
nodorum; Cercospora species, such as, for example, Cercospora canescens;
Alternaria species, such as,
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for example, Alternaria brassicae; Pseudocercosporella species, such as, for
example, Pseudocerco-
sporella hetpotrichoides, Rhizoctonia species, such as, for example,
Rhizoctonia solani.
The fact that the active compound combinations are well tolerated by plants at
the concentrations
required for controlling plant diseases permits a treatment of entire plants
(above-ground parts of
plants and roots), of propagation stock and seed, and of the soil. The active
compound
combinations according to the invention can be used for foliar application or
else as seed
dressings.
The fact that the active compounds which can be used are well tolerated by
plants at the
concentrations required for controlling plant diseases permits a treatment of
the seed. Accordingly,
the active compounds according to the invention can be used as seed dressings.
A large part of the damage to crop plants which is caused by phytopathogenic
fungi occurs as early
as when the seed is attacked during storage and after the seed is introduced
into the soil, during
and immediately after germination of the plants. This phase is particularly
critical since the roots
and shoots of the growing plant are particularly sensitive and even minor
damage can lead to the
death of the whole plant. Protecting the seed and the germinating plant by the
use of suitable
compositions is therefore of particularly great interest.
The control of phytopathogenic fungi which damage plants post-emergence is
carried out primarily
by treating the soil and the above-ground parts of plants with crop protection
agents. Owing to the
concerns regarding a possible impact of crop protection agents on the
environment and the health
of man and animals, there are efforts to reduce the amount of active compounds
applied.
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The control of phytopathogenic fungi by treating the seeds of plants has been
known for a long time and
is subject-matter of continuous improvements. However, the treatment of seed
frequently entails a series
of problems which cannot always be solved in a satisfactory manner. Thus, it
is desirable to develop
methods for protecting the seed and the germinating plant which dispense with
the additional application
of crop protection agents after sowing or after the emergence of the plants or
where additional
applications are at least reduced. It is furthermore desirable to optimize the
amount of active compound
employed in such a way as to provide maximum protection for the seed and the
germinating plant from
attack by phytopathogenic fungi, but without damaging the plant itself by the
active compound
employed. In particular, methods for the treatment of seed should also take
into consideration the
intrinsic fungicidal properties of transgenic plants in order to achieve
optimum protection of the seed
and the germinating plant with a minimum of crop protection agents being
employed.
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The present invention therefore in particular also relates to a method for the
protection of seed and
germinating plants from attack by phytopathogenic fungi, by treating the seed
with a composition
according to the invention.
The invention likewise relates to the use of the compositions according to the
invention for the
treatment of seed for protecting the seed and the germinating plant from
phytopathogenic fungi.
Furthermore, the invention relates to seed which has been treated with a
composition according to
the invention so as to afford protection from phytopathogenic fungi.
The active compound combinations, having good plant compatibility and
favourable homeotherm
toxicity, are suitable for controlling animal pests, in particular insects,
arachnids and nematodes,
encountered in agriculture, in forests, in the protection of stored products
and materials and in the
hygiene sector. They are preferably used as crop protection compositions for
foliar-, soil-, and seed
treatment.
The active compound combinations according to this invention are effective
against normally
sensitive and resistant species and against all or individual stages of
development. The
abovementioned pests include:
From the order of the Isopoda, for example, Oniscus asellus, Armadillidium
vulgare, Forcellio
scaber. From the order of the Diplopoda, for example, Blaniulus guttulatus.
From the order of the
Chilopoda, for example, Geophilus carpophagus, Scutigera spp. From the order
of the Symphyla,
for example, Scutigerella immaculata. From the order of the Thysanura, for
example, Lepisma
saccharina. From the order of the Collembola, for example, Onychiurus armatus.
From the order of
the Orthoptera, for example, Acheta domesticus, Gryllotalpa spp., Locusta
migratoria
migratorioides, Melanoplus spp., Schistocerca gregaria. From the order of the
Blattaria, for
example, Blatta orientalis, Periplaneta americana, Leucophaea maderae,
Blattella germanica. From
the order of the Dermaptera, for example, Forficula auricularia. From the
order of the lsoptera, for
example, Reticulitermes spp. From the order of the Phthiraptera, for example,
Pediculus humanus
corporis, Haematopinus spp., Linognathus spp., Trichodectes spp., Damalinia
spp. From the order
of the Thysanoptera, for example, Hercinothrips femoralis, Thrips tabaci,
Thrips palmi,
Frankliniella occidentalis. From the order of the Heteroptera, for example,
Eurygaster spp.,
Dysdercus intermedius, Piesma quadrata, Cimex lectularius, Rhodnius prolixus,
Triatoma spp.
From the order of the Homoptera, for example, Aleurodes brassicae, Bemisia
tabaci, Trialeurodes
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vaporariorum, Aphis gossypii, Brevicoryne brassicae, Cryptomyzus ribis, Aphis
fabae, Aphis
pomi, Eriosoma lanigerum, Hyalopterus arundinis, Phylloxera vastatrix,
Pemphigus spp., Macro-
siphum avenae, Myzus spp., Phorodon humuli, Rhopalosiphum padi, Empoasca spp.,
Euscclis
bilobatus, Nephotettix cincticeps, Lecanium corni, Saissetia oleae, Laodelphax
striatellus,
Nilaparvata lugens, Aonidiella aurantii, Aspidiotus hederae, Pseudococcus
spp., Psylla spp. From
the order of the Lepidoptera, for example, Pectinophora gossypiella, Bupalus
piniarius,
Cheimatobia brumata, Lithocolletis blancardella, Hyponomeuta padella, Plutella
xylostella,
Malacosoma neustria, Euproctis chrysorrhoea, Lymantria spp., Bucculatrix
thurberiella, Phylloc-
nistis citrella, Agrotis spp., Euxoa spp., Feltia spp., Earias insulana,
Heliothis spp., Mamestra
brassicae, Panolis flammea, Spodoptera spp., Trichoplusia ni, Carpocapsa
pomonclla, Pieris spp.,
Chilo spp., Pyrausta nubilalis, Ephestia lcuehniella, Galleria mellonella,
Tineola bisselliella, Tinca
pellionella, Hofmannophila pseudospretella, Cacoecia podana, Capua reticulana,
Choristoneura
fumiferana, Clysia ambiguella, Homona magnanima, Tortrix viridana,
Cnaphalocerus spp.,
Oulema oryzae. From the order of the Coleoptera, for example, Anobium
punctatum, Rhizopertha
dominica, Bruchidius obtectus, Acanthoscelides obtectus, Hylotrupes bajulus,
Agelastica alni,
Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Phaedon cochleariae, Diabrotica spp., Psylliodes
chrysocephala,
Epilachna varivestis, Atomaria spp., Oryzaephilus surinamensis, Anthonomus
spp., Sitophilus
spp., Otiorrhynchus sulcatus, Cosmopolites sordidus, Ceuthorrhynchus
assimilis, Hypera postica,
Dermestes spp., Trogoderma spp., Anthrenus spp., Attagenus spp., Lyctus spp.,
Meligethes aeneus,
Ptinus spp., Niptus hololeucus, Gibbium psylloides, Tribolium spp., Tenebrio
molitor, Agriotes
spp., Conoderus spp., Melolontha melolontha, Amphimallon solstitialis,
Costelytra zealandica,
Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus. From the order of the Hymenoptera, for example,
Diprion spp., Hop-
locampa spp., Lasius spp., Monomorium pharaonis, Vespa spp. From the order of
the Diptera, for
example, Aedes spp., Anopheles spp., Culex spp., Drosophila melanogaster,
Musca spp., Fannia
spp., Calliphora erythrocephala, Lucilia spp., Chrysomyia spp., Cuterebra
spp., Gastrophilus spp.,
Hyppobosca spp., Stomoxys spp., Oestrus spp., Hypoderma spp., Tabanus spp.,
Tannia spp., Bibio
hortulanus, Oscinella frit, Phorbia spp., Pegomyia hyoscyami, Ceratitis
capitata, Dacus oleae,
Tipula paludosa, Hylemyia spp., Liriomyza spp. From the order of the
Siphonaptera, for example,
Xenopsylla cheopis, Ceratophyllus spp. From the order of the Arachnicla, for
example, Scorpio
maurus, Latrodectus mactans, Acarus siro, Argas spp., Ornithodoros spp.,
Dermanyssus gallinae,
Eriophyes ribis, Phyllocoptruta oleivora, Boophilus spp., Rhipicephalus spp.,
Amblyomma spp.,
Hyalomma spp., Ixodes spp., Psoroptes spp., Chorioptes spp., Sarcoptes spp.,
Tarsonemus spp.,
Bryobia praetiosa, Panonychus spp., Tetranychus spp., Hemitarsonemus spp.,
Brevipalpus spp.
The plant-parasitic nematodes include, for example, Pratylenchus spp.,
Radopholus similis,
Ditylenchus dipsaci, Tylenchulus semipenetrans, Heterodera spp., Globodera
spp., Meloidogyne
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spp., Aphelenchoides spp., Longidorus spp., Xiphinema spp., Trichodorus spp.,
Bursaphelenchus
spp.
Very particulary preferred pests to work the invention on are: hoppers,
thrips, aphids, white flies,
bugs, termites and mole crickets
The treatment of plants and plant parts with the active compound combination
is according to the
invention carried out directly or by action on their environment, habitat or
storage area by means
of the normal treatment methods, e.g., by dipping, spraying, evaporation,
misting, scattering,
coating, and with propagation material, especially seeds, also by single or
multiple coating.
Besides the treatment of plants or plant parts other than seeds, the
combinations of the invention
are particularly suitable for the treatment of seeds. A large part of the
damage caused by pests and
pathogens on cultigens occurs by infestation of the seed during storage and
after sowing the seed
in the ground as well as during and immediately after germination of the
plants. This phase is
especially critical since the roots and shoots of the growing plant are
particularly sensitive and
even a small amount of damage can lead to withering of the whole plant. There
is therefore
considerable interest in protecting the seed and the germinating plant by the
use of suitable agents.
The control of pests and pathogens by treatment of the seeds of plants has
been known for a
considerable time and is the object of continuous improvement. However, there
are a number of
problems in the treatment of seed that cannot always be satisfactorily solved.
Therefore it is
worthwhile to develop methods for the protection of seeds and germinating
plants which makes the
additional application of plant protection agents after seeding or after gen-
nination of the plants
superfluous. It is further worthwhile to optimize the amount of the applied
active material such that
the seed and the germinating plants are protected against infestation by pests
as best as possible
without the plants themselves being damaged by the active compound applied. In
particular,
methods for the treatment seed should also take into account the intrinsic
insecticidal and
fungicidal properties of transgenic plants in order to achieve optimal
protection of the seed and
geminating plants with a minimal expenditure of plant protection agents.
The present invention relates therefore especially to a method for the
protection of seed and
germinating plants from infestation with pests and pathogens in that the seed
is treated with a
combination of the invention.
The invention comprises a procedure in which the seed is treated at the same
time with
components A, B, and optionally C. It further comprises a method in which the
seed is treated with
components A, B, and optionally C separately.
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The invention also comprises a seed, which has been treated with the
components A, B, and
optionally C at the same time or separately. For the latter seed, the active
ingredients can be
applied in separate layers. These layers can optionally be separated by an
additional layer that may
or may not contain an active ingredient.
The time interval between the application of different layers of the style
compounds is in general
not critical.
In addition the invention relates also to the use of the combination of the
invention for the
treatment seed for protection of the seed and the germinating plants from
pests. Furthermore the
invention relates to seed which was treated with an agent of the invention for
protection from
pests.
One of the advantages of the invention is because of the special systemic
properties of the agents
of the invention treatment with these agents protects not only the seed itself
from pests but also the
plants emerging after sprouting. In this way the direct treatment of the
culture at the time or
sowing or shortly thereafter can be omitted.
It is also be regarded as advantageous that the combinations of the invention
can also be used in
particular with transgenic seeds whereby the plants emerging from this seed
are capable of the
expression of a protein directed against pests and pathogens'. By treatment of
such seed with the
agents of the invention certain pests and pathogens can already be controlled
by expression of the,
for example, insecticidal protein, and it is additionally surprising that a
synergistic activity
supplementation occurs with the agents of the invention, which improves still
further the
effectiveness of the protection from pest and pathogen infestation.
The agents of the invention are suitable for the protection of seed of plant
varieties of all types as
already described which are used in agriculture, in greenhouses, in forestry,
in garden construction
or in vineyards. In particular, this concerns seed of maize, peanut, canola,
rape, poppy, olive,
coconut, cacao, soy cotton, beet, (e.g. sugar beet and feed beet), rice,
millet, wheat, barley, oats,
rye, sunflower, sugar cane or tobacco. The agents of the invention are also
suitable for the
treatment of the seed of fruit plants and vegetables as previously described.
Particular importance
is attached to the treatment of the seed of maize, soy, cotton, wheat and
canola or rape. Thus, for
example, the combination of number (I) is particularly suitable for the
treatment of maize seed.
As already described, the treatment of transgenic seed with an agent of the
invention is of
particular importance. This concerns the seeds of plants which generally
contain at least one
heterologous gene that controls the expression of a polypeptide with special
insecticidal properties.
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The heterologous gene in transgenic seed can originate from microorganisms
such as Bacillus,
Rhizobium, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Trichoderma, Clavibacter, Glomus or
Gliocladium. The
present invention is particularly suitable for the treatment of transgenic
seed that contains at least
one heterologous gene that originates from Bacillus sp. and whose gene product
exhibits activity
against the European corn borer and/or western corn rootworm. Particularly
preferred is a
heterologous gene that originates from Bacillus thuringiensis.
Within the context of the present invention the agent of the invention is
applied to the seed alone
or in a suitable formulation. Preferably the seed is handled in a state in
which it is so stable, that no
damage occurs during treatment. In general treatment of the seed can be
carried out at any time
between harvest and sowing. Normally seed is used that was separated from the
plant and has been
freed of spadix, husks, stalks, pods, wool or fruit flesh. Use of seed that
was harvested, purified,
and dried to moisture content of below 15 % w/w. Alternatively, seed treated
with water after
drying and then dried again can also be used.
In general care must be taken during the treatment of the seed that the amount
of the agent of the
invention and/or further additive applied to the seed is so chosen that the
germination of the seed is
not impaired and the emerging plant is not damaged. This is to be noted above
all with active
compounds which can show phytotoxic effects when applied in certain amounts.
The agents of the invention can be applied directly, that is without
containing additional
components and without being diluted. It is normally preferred to apply the
agent to the seed in the
form of a suitable formulation. Suitable formulations and methods for seed
treatment are known to
the person skilled in the art and are described, for example, in the following
documents: US
4,272,417A, US 4,245,432A, US 4,808,430 A, US 5,876,739 A, US 2003/0176428 A1,
WO
2002/080675 Al, WO 2002/028186 A2.
Compositions, which are especially useful for seed treatment, are e.g.:
A Soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS)
H Gel-Formulations (GF)
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Dustable powders (DP, DS)
Conventional seed treatment formulations include for example flowable
concentrates FS, solutions
LS, powders for dry treatment DS, water dispersible powders for slurry
treatment WS, water-
soluble powders SS and emulsion ES and EC and gel formulation GF. These fon-
nulations can be
applied to the seed diluted or undiluted. Application to the seeds is carried
out before sowing,
either directly on the seeds or after having pregerminated the latter.
Preferred are FS formulations.
In the treatment of seed, the application rates of the inventive combination
are generally from 0.1
to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed. The separate or joint application of the
compounds I and II or of the
combinations of the compounds I and II is carried out by spraying or dusting
the seeds, the
seedlings, the plants or the soils before or after sowing of the plants or
before or after emergence
of the plants.
The invention also relates to the propagation products of plants, and
especially the seed
comprising, that is, coated with and/or containing, a combination as defined
above or a
composition containing the combination of two or more active ingredients or a
cornbination of two
or more compositions each providing one of the active ingredients. The seed
comprises the
inventive combinations in an amount of from 0.1 g to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed.
The composition comprising a combination of pesticides 45 can be applied
"neat",that is, without
any diluting or additional components present. However, the composition is
typically applied to
the seeds in the form of a pesticide formulation. This formulation may contain
one or more other
desirable components including but not limited to 50 liquid diluents, binders
to serve as a matrix
for the pesticide, fillers for protecting the seeds during stress conditions,
and plasticizers to
improve flexibility, adhesion and/or spreadability of the coating. In
addition, for oily pesticide
formulations containing little or no filler, it may be desirable to add 55 to
the formulation drying
agents such as calcium carbonate, kaolin or bentonite clay, perlite,
diatomaceous earth or any other
adsorbent material. Use of such components in seed treatments is known in the
art. See, e.g., U.S.
Pat. No. 5,876,739. The skilled artisan can readily select desirable 60
components to use in the
pesticide formulation depending on the seed type to be treated and the
particular pesticide that is
selected. In addition, readily available commercial formulations of known
pesticides may be used,
as demonstrated in the examples below.
The seeds may also be treated with one or more of the following ingredients:
other pesticides,
including compounds which act only below the ground; fungicides, such as
captan, thiram,
metalxyl, thidioxonil, oxadixyl, and isomers of each of those materials, and
the like; herbicides,
including compounds selected from acetamides, triazines, dinitroanilines,
glycerol ethers,
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pyridazinones, uracils, phenoxys, ureas, and benzoic acids; herbicidal
safeners such as
benzoxazine, benzhydryl derivatives, N,N-dially1 dichloroacetamide, various
dihaloacyl,
oxazolidinyl and thiazolidinyl compounds, ethanone, naphthalic anhydride
compounds, and oxime
derivatives; fertilizers; and biocontrol agents such as naturally-occurring or
recombinant bacteria
and fungi from the genera Rhizobium, Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Serratia,
Trichoderma, Glomus,
Gliocladium and mycorrhizal fungi. These ingredients may be added as a
separate layer on the
seed or alternatively may be added as part of the pesticide composition.
Preferably, the amount of the novel composition or other ingredients used in
the seed treatment
should not inhibit generation of the seed, or cause phytotoxic damage to the
seed.
The composition of the present invention can be in the form of a suspension;
emulsion; slurry of
particles in an aqueous medium (e.g., water); wettable powder; wettable
granules (dry flowable);
and dry granules. If formulated as a suspension or slurry, the concentration
of thc active ingredient
in the formulation is preferably about 0.5% to about 99% by weight (w/w),
preferably 5-40%.
As mentioned above, other conventional inactive or inert ingredients can be
incorporated into the
formulation. Such inert ingredients include but are not limited to:
conventional sticking agents,
dispersing agents such as mefhylcellulose (Methocel Al 5LV or Methocel Al 5C,
for example,
serve as combined dispersant/sticking agents for use in seed treatments),
polyvinyl alcohol (e.g.,
Elvanol 51-05), lecithin (e.g., Yelkinol P), polymeric dispersants (e.g.,
polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl
acetate PVP/VA S-630), thickeners (e.g., clay thickeners such as Van Gel B to
improve viscosity
and reduce settling of particle suspensions), emulsion stabilizers,
surfactants, antifreeze
compounds (e.g., urea), dyes, colorants, and the like. Further inert
ingredients useful in the present
invention can be found in McCutcheon's, vol. 1, "Emulsifiers and Detergents"
MC Publishing
Company, Glen Rock, N.J., U.S.A., 1996. Additional inert ingredients useful in
the present
invention can be found in McCutcheon's, vol.2, "FunctionalMaterials," MC
Publishing Company,
Glen Rock, N.J., U.S.A., 1996.
The pesticides, compositions of pesticide combinations, and formulations of
the present invention
can be applied to seeds by any standard seed treatment methodology, including
but not limited to
mixing in a container (e.g., a bottle or bag), mechanical application,
tumbling, spraying, and
immersion. Any conventional active or inert material can be used for
contacting seeds with
pesticides according to the present invention, such as conventional film-
coating materials
including but not limited to water-based film coating materials such as
Sepiret (Seppic, Inc.,
Fairfield, N.J.) and Opacoat (Berwind Pharm. Services, Westpoint, Pa.).
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Seed coating: The subject combination of pesticides can be applied to a seed
as a component of a
seed coating. Seed coating methods and compositions that are known in the art
are useful when
they are modified by the addition of one of the embodiments of the combination
of pesticides of
the present invention. Such coating methods and apparatus for their
application arc disclosed in,
for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,918,413, 5,891,246, 5,554,445, 5,389,399,
5,107,787, 5,080,925,
4,759,945 and 4,465,017. Seed coating compositions are disclosed, for example,
in U.S. Pat. Nos.
5,939,356, 5,882,713, 5,876,739, 5,849,320, 5,834,447, 5,791,084, 5,661,103,
5,622,003,
5,580,544, 5,328,942, 5,300,127, 4,735,015, 4,634,587, 4,383,391, 4,372,080,
4,339,456,
4,272,417 and 4,245,432, among others. Useful seed coatings contain one or
more binders and at
least one of the subject combinations of pesticides.
Useful seed coatings contain one or more binders and at least one of the
subject combinations of
pesticides.
Binders that are useful in the present invention preferably comprise an
adhesive polymer that may
be natural or synthetic and is without phytotoxic effect on the seed to be
coated. The binder may
be selected from polyvinyl acetates; polyvinyl acetate copolymers; polyvinyl
alcohols; polyvinyl
alcohol copolymers; celluloses, including
ethylcelluloses, methylcelluloses,
hydroxymethylcelluloses, hydroxypropy-lcelluloses and carboxymethylcellulose;
polyvinylpyroh-
dones; polysaccharides, including starch, modified starch, dextrins,
maltodextrins, alginate and
chitosans; fats; oils; proteins, including gelatin and zeins; gum arabics;
shellacs; vinylidene
chloride and vinylidene chloride copolymers; calcium lignosulfonates; acrylic
copolymers;
polyvinylacrylates; polyethylene oxide; acrylarnide polymers and copolymers;
polyhydroxyethyl
acrylate, mefhylacrylamide monomers; and polychloroprene.
It is preferred that the binder be selected so that it can serve as a matrix
for the subject
combination of pesticides. While the binders disclosed above may all be useful
as a matrix, the
specific binder will depend upon the properties of the combination of
pesticides. The term
"matrix", as used herein, means a continuous solid phase of one or more binder
compounds
throughout which is distributed as a discontinuous phase one or more of the
subject combinations
of pesticides. Optionally, a filler and/or other components can also be
present in the matrix. The
term matrix is to be understood to include what may be viewed as a matrix
system, a reservoir
system or a microencapsulated system. In general, a matrix system consists of
a combination of
pesticides of the present invention and filler uniformly dispersed within a
polymer, while a
reservoir system consists of a separate phase comprising the subject
combination of pesticides,
that is physically dispersed within a surrounding, rate-limiting, polymeric
phase. Microencapsu-
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lation includes the coating of small particles or droplets of liquid, but also
to dispersions in a solid
matrix.
The amount of binder in the coating can vary, but will be in the range of
about 0.01 to about 25%
of the weight of the seed, more preferably from about 0.05 to about 15%, and
even more preferably
from about 0.1% to about 10%.
As mentioned above, the matrix can optionally include a filler. The filler can
be an absorbent or an
inert filler, such as are known in the art, and may include woodflours, clays,
activated carbon,
sugars, diatomaceous earth, cereal flours, fine-grain inorganic solids,
calcium carbonate, and the
like. Clays and inorganic solids which may be used include calcium bentonite,
kaolin, china clay,
talc, perlite, mica, vermiculite, silicas, quartz powder, montmoriUonite and
mixtures thereof.
Sugars which may be useful include dextrin and maltodextrin. Cereal flours
include wheat flour,
oat flour and barley flour.
The filler is selected so that it will provide a proper microclimate for the
seed, for example the
filler is used to increase the loading rate of the active ingredients and to
adjust the control-release
of the active ingredients. The filler can aid in the production or process of
coating the seed. The
amount of filler can vary, but generally the weight of the filler components
will be in the range of
about 0.05 to about 75% of the seed weight, more preferably about 0.1 to about
50%, and even
more preferably about 0.5% to 15%.
The pesticides that are useful in the coating are those combinations of
pesticides that are described
herein. The amount of pesticide that is included in the coating will vary
depending upon the type
of seed and the type of active ingredients, but the coating will contain an
amount of the
combination of pesticides that is pesticidally effective. When insects are the
target pest, that
amount will be an amount of the combination of insecticides that is
insecticidally effective. As
used herein, an insecticidally effective amount means that amount of
insecticide that will kill
insect pests in the larvae or pupal state of growth, or will consistently
reduce or retard the amount
of damage produced by insect pests. In general, the amount of pesticide in the
coating will range
from about 0.005 to about 50% of the weight of the seed. A more preferred
range for the pesticide
is from about 0.01 to about 40%; more preferred is from about 0.05 to about
20%.
The exact amount of the combination of pesticides that is included in the
coating is easily
determined by one of skill in the art and will vary depending upon the size of
the seed to be coated.
The pesticides of the coating must not inhibit germination of the seed and
should be efficacious in
protecting the seed and/or the plant during that time in the target insect's
life cycle in which it
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causes injury to the seed or plant. In general, the coating will be
efficacious for approximately 0 to
120 days after sowing.
The coating is particularly effective in accommodating high pesticidal loads,
as can be required to
treat typically refractory pests, such as corn root worm, while at the same
time preventing
unacceptable phytotoxicity due to the increased pesticidal load.
Optionally, a plasticizer can be used in the coating formulation. Plasticizers
are typically used to
make the film that is formed by the coating layer more flexible, to improve
adhesion and
spreadability, and to improve the speed of processing. Improved film
flexibility is important to
minimize chipping, breakage or flaking during storage, handling or sowing
processes. Many
plasticizers may be used. However, useful plasticizers include polyethylene
glycol, glycerol,
butylbenzylphthalate, glycol benzoates and related compounds. The range of
plasticizer in the
coating layer will be in the range of from bout 0.1 to about 20% by weight.
When the combination of pesticides used in the coating is an oily type
formulation and little or no
filler is present, it may be useful to hasten the drying process by drying the
formulation. This
optional step may be accomplished by means will known in the art and can
include the addition of
calcium carbonate, kaolin or bentonite clay, perlite, diatomaceous earth, or
any absorbent material
that is added preferably concurrently with the pesticidal coating layer to
absorb the oil or excess
moisture. The amount of calcium carbonate or related compounds necessary to
effectively provide
a dry coating will be in the range of about 0.5 to about 10% of the weight of
the seed.
The coatings formed with the combination of pesticides are capable of
effecting a slow rate of
release of the pesticide by diffusion or movement through the matrix to the
surrounding medium.
The coating can be applied to almost any crop seed that is described herein,
including cereals,
vegetables, ornamentals and fruits.
In addition to the coating layer, the seed may be treated with one or more of
the following
ingredients: other pesticides including fungicides and herbicides; herbicidal
saleners; fertilizers
and/or biocontrol agents. These ingredients may be added as a separate layer
or alternatively may
be added in the pesticidal coating layer.
The pesticide formulation may be applied to the seeds using conventional
coating techniques and
machines, such as fluidized bed techniques, the roller mill method, rotostatic
seed treaters, and
drum coaters. Other methods, such as spouted beds may also be useful. The
seeds may be presized
5 before coating. After coating, the seeds are typically dried and then
transfen-cd to a sizing
machine for sizing. Such procedures are known in the art.
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The pesticide-treated seeds may also be enveloped with a film overcoating to
protect the
pesticide coating. Such overcoatings are known in the art and may be applied
using conventional
fluidized bed and drum film coating techniques.
In another embodiment of the present invention, a pesticide can be introduced
onto or into a seed
by use of solid matrix priming. For example, a quantity of the pesticide can
be mixed with a solid
matrix material and then the seed can be placed into contact with the solid
matrix material for a
period to allow the pesticide to be introduced to the seed. The seed can then
optionally be
separated from the solid matrix material and stored or used, or the mixture of
solid matrix material
plus seed can be stored or planted directly. Solid matrix materials which are
useful in the present
invention include polyacrylamide, starch, clay, silica, alumina, soil, sand,
polyurea, poly aery
late, or any other material capable of absorbing or adsorbing the pesticide
for a time and releasing
that pesticide into or onto the seed. It is useful to make sure that the
pesticide and the solid matrix
material are compatible with each other. For example, the solid matrix
material should be chosen
so that it can release the pesticide at a reasonable rate, for example over a
period of minutes,
hours, or days.
The present invention further embodies inhibition as another method of
treating seed with the
pesticide. For example, plant seed can be combined for a period of time with a
solution comprising
from about 1% by weight to about 75% by weight of the pesticide in a solvent
such as water.
Preferably the concentration of the solution is from about 5% by weight to
about 50% by weight,
more preferably from about 10% by weight to about 25% by weight. During the
period that the
seed is combined with the solution, the seed takes up (imbibes) a portion of
the pesticide.
Optionally, the mixture of plant seed and solution can be agitated, for
example by shaking, rolling,
tumbling, or other means. After inhibition, the seed can be separated from the
solution and
optionally dried, for example by patting or air drying.
In yet another embodiment, a powdered pesticide can be mixed directly with
seed. Optionally, a
sticking agent can be used to adhere the powder to the seed surface. For
example, a quantity of
seed can be mixed with a sticking agent and optionally agitated to encourage
uniform coating of
the seed with the sticking agent. The seed coated with the sticking agent can
then be mixed with
the powdered pesticide. The mixture can be agitated, for example by tumbling,
to encourage
contact of the sticking agent with the powdered pesticide, thereby causing the
powdered pesticide
to stick to the seed.
The present invention also provides a seed that has been treated by the method
described above.
The treated seeds of the present invention can be used for the propagation of
plants in the same
manner as conventional treated seed. The treated seeds can be stored, handled,
sowed and tilled in
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the same manner as any other pesticide treated seed. Appropriate safety
measures should be taken
to limit contact of the treated seed with humans, food or feed materials,
water and birds and wild
or domestic animals.
Colby Formula
The good insecticidal action of the active compound combinations according to
the invention can
be seen from the examples which follow. While the individual active compounds
exhibit
weaknesses with regard to the action, the combinations demonstrate an action
which exceeds the
simple summation of action.
Formula for the calculation of the kill rate of a combination of two or three
active compounds
The expected activity for a given combination of two active compounds can be
calculated (cf.
COLBY, S.R.; "Calculating Synergistic and Antagonistic Responses of Herbicide
Combinations",
Weeds 15, pages 20-22, 1967):'
X = the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, when employing
active compound A
at an application rate of m ppm or m g/ha,
Y = the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, when
employing active compound B
at an application rate of n ppm or n g/ha,
Z = the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, when
employing active compound C
at an application rate of r ppm or r g/ha,
El = the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, when employing
active compounds A
and B at application rates of m and n ppm or m and n g/ha,
E, = the kill rate, expressed in % of the untreated control, when employing
active compounds A
and B and C at application rates of m, n , and r ppm or m, n, and r g/ha,
then for a combination of two active ingredients
X=Y
E = X + Y ____________________
=
1
100
and for a combination of three active ingredients
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X=Y+X=Y+Y=Z X=Y=Z
E2=X+Y+Z _____________________________
100 10000
If the actual insecticidal kill rate is higher than the calculated one, the
kill rates of the combination
are super additive, i.e. a synergistic effect is present. In this case, the
kill rate that is actually
observed has to be higher than the value, calculated using the fon-nula above,
for the expected kill
rate (E).
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Example A
Myzus persicae - test
Solvent: 7 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 2 parts by weight of alkylaryl polyglycolether
To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of
active compound is
mixed with the stated amount of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is
diluted with
emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.
Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) which are heavily infested by the green
peach aphid (Myzus
persicae) are treated by being sprayed with the preparation of the active
compound at the desired
concentration.
After the specified period of time, the mortality in % is determined. 100 %
means that all the
aphids have been killed; 0 % means that none of the aphids have been killed.
According to the present application in this test e.g. the following
combination shows a synergistic
effect in comparison to the single compounds:
Table A: Myzus persicae - Test
Active Ingredient Concentration Mortality
in ppm in "A) after 6d
Ipconazole
200 10
Metalaxyl
200 0
Clothianidin
0,8 65
Ipconazole + Metalaxyl + obs.* cal.**
Clothianidin (250: 250: 1)
200 + 200 + 0,8 95 67,5
According to the invention
* obs. = observed insecticidal efficacy
** cal. = efficacy calculated with Colby-formula
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Example B
Phaedon cochleariae - test (larvae)
Solvent: 7 parts by weight of dimethylformamide
Emulsifier: 2 parts by weight of allcylaryl polyglycolether
To produce a suitable preparation of active compound, 1 part by weight of
active compound is
mixed with the stated amount of solvent and emulsifier, and the concentrate is
diluted with
emulsifier-containing water to the desired concentration.
Cabbage leaves (Brassica oleracea) are treated by being sprayed with the
preparation of the active
compound in the desired concentration and are infested with larvae of the
mustard beetle(Phaeclon
cochleariae) as long as the leaves are still moist.
After the specified period of time, the mortality in % is determined. 100 %
means that all the
beetle larvae have been killed; 0 % means that none of the beetle larvae have
been killed.
According to the present application in this test e.g. the following
combination shows a synergistic
effect in comparison to the single compounds:
Table B: Phaedon cochleariae ¨ Test (larvae)
Active Ingredient Concentration Mortality
in ppm in % after 6d
Ipconazole
200 5
Clothianidin
4 55
I pconazole + Clothianidin obs.* cal.**
(50: 1)
200 + 4 90 57,25
According to the invention
* obs. = observed insecticidal efficacy
** cal. = efficacy calculated with Colby-formula
